Betis vs Alaves Prediction & Betting Tips (18 February)

Real Bétis hosted Zagreb on Thursday evening in the first round of the 1/16 finals of the Europa Conference League. Once again, this team failed to live up to expectations and was beaten at home by the Croatians, thus compromising its chances of reaching the 1/8 finals 0-1. A result which contrasts with the renewed form displayed in recent weeks by the Andalusians who remained undefeated for three days, including two victories on the pitch of Mallorca 0-1 and last weekend on the pitch of the first relegation, Cadiz 0 -2. In the ranking, they are in 6th position. Deportivo Alaves should remain in La Liga one year after only its return to the elite.

The club's objective was clear: to find maintenance. The rest would just be surplus. And casually, we can still dream of the first half of the table at El Glorioso who are only six points behind Getafe 10th at the start of this day. Be careful though, the Basques remain in a draw against the bad side this season, Villarreal 1-1 and a defeat suffered at home against FC Barcelona 1-3 last week.

More consistent this year with his 17 appearances in La Liga, Abner is expected to miss due to injury. Ditto for Marc Bartra (end of season), the unfortunate Isco (on the flank for a few weeks, 6 goals, 3 assists), the crack Ayoze Perez (4 goals in La Liga) and the important Guido Rodriguez (muscle injury). Called up with Senegal for the CAN, Sabaly (ex-Bordeaux) is still complaining of physical problems and he will probably be absent this evening. Arriving this winter in the form of a transfer from West Ham, Fornals wasted no time in making his first move under his new colors by scoring last weekend against Cadiz. Willian José was his passer but also the first scorer of the match (7 goals, 2 goals in La Liga this season).

On the other side of the median, Alaves has made a habit of coping without the crucial Sedlar (victim of a ruptured cruciate ligament) who is not expected before the end of March while his defensive friend Carballo is also physically hampered (OUT tonight). Exited prematurely against Villarreal, Rafa Marin (21 appearances in the league, starter) could not be on the trip like Tenaglia and Benavidez (uncertain). On the other hand, Rioja (4 goals, 3 assists) and Samu Omorodion (9 pawns in La Liga) should appear in the group.